The Role of Functional Nutrition and Medicine in Autism
Everything in the body works together, like an orchestra, and you need all of these pieces in place. Denise Voight practices Functional Medicine with an emphasis in Human Nutrition, and she brings this whole body approach to seeing patients with autism and ADHD. By addressing a patient’s nutritional or vitamin deficiencies, Denise is able to help children improve their behavior and diet.
Teaching Play and Social Skills to Children with Autism
Rather than simply hoping a child with autism picks up social and play skills, I believe that it’s imperative for parents, caregivers, and therapists to purposefully teach these skills. But before a child can run, they have to learn how to crawl. I share the developmentally appropriate language skills, and some strategies to teach them, that can help children with autism develop a language foundation on which to build social and play skills.
Autism Success Story with Michele C.
In February 2020, Michelle’s daughter was given an autism diagnosis, but while she was lining all of the specialists up, the COVID shutdown occurred. Suddenly without the support she was counting on to help her, Michelle purchased my online course. In just six weeks, Michelle’s daughter went from only two words to around 500 words. Even I was amazed by the huge progress Elaina had, and I knew I just had to hear her story.
Music Therapy for Autism | Interview with Music Therapist Marlene
Inserting music into physical therapy can utilize both sides of the brain, and increase the efficacy of the physical therapy. For children on the autism spectrum who are engaged in musical therapy, it can improve their motor movements, their language skills, and not only their learning but also their maintenance. Dr. Marlene Sotelo discusses the evidence-based research surrounding music therapy for children on the autism spectrum.
Autism & ABA Online Training – Interview with Emaley
In high school, Emaley McCulloch found her passion, and while it was the children with autism that drew her to the field, it was the science that got her hooked. After recognizing how hard it was to travel from place to place training ABA therapists, Emaley started Autism Training Solutions, an online education company that trains professionals and parents in evidence-based autism interventions, no matter where they’re at in the world.